Chapter 9 Stimulating the economy
At this moment, two blessing oranges have been delivered to the doors of the Cao family and the Lan family. In a small courtyard of the Lan family, Mrs. Lan was talking: "Caiyu, look, there are two people's names attached to this post. One is the name of the grandmother of the Yan family's second room. One is the name of the county lord of Wenhui. Lord Wen Hui and you have been friends since childhood, and they have close contacts, and our Lan family is a subsidiary family of the Xiao Chen family, of course, the Wang family was also a subsidiary family of the Xiao Chen family in the past, but later the Wang family climbed high branches. However, our Lan family has always been loyal and highly valued by the main family. Even so, this time the county lord of Wenhui came to Qingyang City, and the couple only socialized with the officials of Huzhou in the past few days, and several of our families gave gifts and handed over the name post, but none of the county lords of Wenhui replied. I only gave you a post. What does this mean? ”
The person who talked to Mrs. Lan was Lan Caiyu, who had married and was now back to her parents' house. I saw that her originally gorgeous face had a lot of sorrow, her face was white, useless at all, she looked simple, calm, and a little helpless. She listened to her mother's words: "Wen Hui has never forgotten me for so many years, and I heard from the people of the Wang family that she has given me gifts to the Wang family every year." Of course, the people of the Wang family also helped me to give it back. Although their family has climbed the high branches, the Xiao Chen family still does not dare to offend. For this reason, although the Wang family has long looked at me unpleasantly, they still admit my identity as the main room and do not dare to give me a letter of resignation. ”
When Mrs. Lan heard this, she was angry and said: "Their Wang family is also too deceitful, isn't it just the good woman who relied on her daughter to be the prince?" The serious princess is still there. Where is her turn Wang Yaozhen? Hmph, just like that, I don't like you anymore, I dislike you because you were born in business, isn't their family still from businessmen now? It's really infuriating, are we still kissing and kissing? Why are you embarrassed to do this to you? ”
Lan Caiyu had already seen it, she smiled and comforted her mother and said, "Mother, don't be angry. In the past few years, I have lived in Anseong, which is very stable, after all, it is where I grew up. People are familiar with it, too. The place is also familiar, even those servants of the Wang family, I can deal with it, after all, I haven't been divorced yet. is still the main wife of the Wang family. Besides. And my grandmother took care of me. My kids and I are doing well. Also, thanks to the love of my father and mother, when I got married. Originally, there was a lot of dowry, even if the Wang family didn't provide for me, I could live well with the children. What's more, you send me things every once in a while, and my grandmother always takes care of us, and we are doing well. There is no shortage of food or clothing, and in Anseong, the wind and waves are calm, and there are no disputes in the back house, so I can take the children with peace of mind. It's also great for kids. It's just that I'm like this, I can't help my mother's family, and I have to drag my mother's family, I'm really embarrassed. ”
Mrs. Lan's eyes turned red and said: "You are a child, you have been like this since you were a child, just for the sake of others, when will you consider yourself?" ”
Lan Caiyu was also sad when she saw her mother sad for her again, so she hurriedly changed the topic and said, "Why didn't I think about myself?" I'm going to reply to Yu Yan with a post, telling her that I'm in Qingyang City, and I'm going to get something, so I'm going to visit Lord Wenhui first. ”
When Mrs. Lan heard this, her attention was really diverted, and she said: "Exactly, you go to relax for two days, the county lord seems to have not forgotten your sisterhood, you talk more, the county lord is the smartest, I think there must be some good ideas for you." You don't have to worry about the gift, I'll prepare it for you, now whether it's the county lord or Grandma Yan, it's not ordinary, this gift can't be like when you were a child, a handkerchief, a fan is enough, you must prepare a good one. I've got this ready for you. By the way, you go, bring your father's name card with you, and bring the gift from our Lan family to the county lord. ”
Lan Caiyu originally wanted to refuse, but, think about it, this is also for the sake of the family, the family has become richer and richer in recent years, and there is no shortage of this thing. If she can make a good impression on her mother's family in front of Wen Hui, she can be regarded as a useless person who can make a little contribution to her mother's family.
Lan Caiyu said, "That's all according to my mother." In fact, no matter how smart the county lord is, what idea can he give me? I'm already in good shape now, and I don't expect anything. Mother don't say anything like that in the future. I'm not going to get along, after all, I still have two children. ”
Mrs. Lan was helpless when she heard this, so she could only nod and want to say, "Okay, it's okay for you to go and relax." By the way, I also sent a post to the Yan family, after all, it was a post given to you. The eldest grandmother of the Yan family, her mother's father, is now the biggest official in Jiangnan, and has always taken care of our Lan family. Her father-in-law is the prefect of a prefecture in Suzhou, and he takes care of our business in Suzhou. Besides, after so many years in Anseong, she has always taken care of you, and you should also send her a gift to the past. I've got you covered. You can pack up with peace of mind and prepare to visit Lord Wenhui. ”
Lan Caiyu nodded and said, "Yes, for so many years, thanks to the care of these sisters, they are all younger than me, it's really ashamed to say it." ”
Madame Lan thought of this and said, "Hmph, outsiders know to take care of you, but your own sister Yingyu has never been close to you. It's infuriating. Sure enough, the cheap ones are not good seeds. Now your father regrets it too. ”
Lan Caiyu hurriedly said: "Don't blame Yingyu, in fact, she has known since she was a child that she was not born to her mother, but by her aunt, and she was raised as a concubine in front of her mother." Therefore, her temperament is a little eccentric, a little cowardly, she listens to whatever her husband says, and does not associate with us. Actually, she didn't have a good time alone in the Li family, so let's stop blaming her. ”
Madame Lan said hatefully: "It's really a white-eyed wolf that can't be raised." Forget it, don't talk about this, you hurry up and pack up, I'll prepare the gifts, and I'll send them later, do you go to the county lord first, or do you find Grandma Yan to go with you? ”
Lan Caiyu said: "I should have found Yu Yan to go with me, but I haven't seen Wen Hui for so many years, and I want to see her now." I really don't know if it's late, is it too late? ”
Mrs. Lan saw that her daughter had rarely had such fluctuations since she separated from her husband and returned to her hometown, and she also felt distressed and said, "Why don't we send a gift over first, attach a post, and if the county lord is free, you can go in and chat with her." ”
Lan Caiyu thought it was a good idea, so she hurriedly went to change her clothes. Mrs. Lan was also busy asking the maid to open the warehouse and choose gifts.
After dinner, Chen Wenhui and Zhao Chongyi were talking. Chen Wenhui told Zhao Chongyi about Yan Shupeng: "This Yan Shupeng is really a talent, if he follows us for a few more years, maybe he can be better than Wan Shuhui." I don't want to let go of such talents. We went to the northwest, I was worried about the lack of manpower, now it's good, with Yan Shupeng is really better than thousands of troops. ”
Zhao Chongyi said: "After a few words of conversation yesterday, I felt that this person was good. Bold, smart, and very good at receiving people and things, it makes people feel like a spring breeze. This man is indeed a talent, so I will visit him again tomorrow. By the way, today, the officials of Nanyang have already arrived, and I have already introduced them to the officials of Qingyang City, and they can go to the disaster area tomorrow to recruit victims. It's just that this cost is huge, where do you pay it from? ”
Chen Wenhui smiled and said, "Don't worry about this. This doesn't cost us money. Since the emperor gave me the name of my fourth city, Wan Shuhui has been in the capital, several cities in Nanyang, and began to raise funds for this city. The Hei family didn't need it, and my second brother's fourth city also entrusted Wan Shuhui to raise funds for him. In the past few days since we went south, Wan Shuhui has not been idle, and has already raised half of the funds. That's not enough for us to recruit people? ”
Zhao Chongyi smiled and said, "You really know how to empty gloves and white wolves." ”
Chen Wenhui said: "The rich families of Dachu, the eunuchs have been peaceful for a long time, and the family's money can't be spent, and they don't take it out, so they put the silver in the cellar to get moldy. Although there are banks, not all people take out their silver and deposit it, and many people still believe that they have more money. This money is not circulated in the market, which naturally causes the economy of Dachu to be exhausted, and the people's lives are not good. This time, they were all taken out and used to invest in the construction of the new city of Nanyang, and these silver, through our hands, were put into the hands of the people for the sake of raising the people, and the people had money, although they were going to Nanyang, but when the silver arrived, they still had to buy some things in Dachu, such as food, drink, clothing, and use. There is also a part, maybe a large part of it will be left in Dachu to give relatives as a settling-in fee, so that all this money will be spent in Dachu. This can stimulate the prosperity of the market, and when the market is prosperous, the country's tax revenue will be more, and those rich people who do business and the eunuchs can also make more money, after all, are there more people buying things? Isn't it good to create a virtuous circle like this? I think they should thank me. ”
Zhao Chongyi laughed and said, "Anyway, you are the smartest." ”
Chen Wenhui smiled proudly.
At this time, Shuilian said: "County Lord, the Lan family has always received many gifts, and there is also a post. ”
Chen Wenhui didn't care, she took it over and looked at it casually and said, "Didn't you give a gift yesterday?" Why is it so late today, and you still have to send it. Well, this post is Sister Caiyu's handwriting, ah, oh my God, Sister Caiyu is at the door now, this is really, Shuilian hurry up and please come in. (To be continued......)